CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
I don’t get it. A ‘new’ $1,199 Blu-ray player that doesn’t support the latest Blu-ray standard. The player leaked out a few weeks ago, so there really isn’t anything here but some gadget pr0n. It might look nice, but without BD Live, who in their right mind will buy it?
The Sound Room (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Yamaha has just announced a new Blu-Ray player that, to the best of my knowledge, is the first player to offer "Deep Color" ouput. The BD-S2900 should start shipping out to vendors later on this month and with the fairly...
CE Pro News (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Yamaha has unveiled its new BD-S2900 Blu-ray player, which is designed to complement a high-end A/V receiver.
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
We were pretty easy on those early gen Blu-ray players, but now that the format has had some time to blossom, there's no excuse for a unit like the Yamaha BD-S2900 or its $1,200 asking price. Lacking...
Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
Filed under: Blu-ray , Players , Others Happy surprise -- there's no need to wait for next month's CEDIA show to get details on Yamaha's BD-S2900 Blu-ray player, since Audioholics released them from its own stockroom. The online store that goes alongside the site has them in stock and ready to ship next week. The pricing is a good example of "under-promise, over-deliver" joy as well -- the MSRP on...
AfterDawn.com (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
According to a leaked report, Yamaha will soon unveil its first Blu-ray player after staying out of the previous format war completely. The leak indicates that Yamaha's first step into the Blu-ray market will be its BD-S2900 player. The player is expected to be released at the Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) trade show at the beginning of September. Unconfirmed specifications...
Crave RSS (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Will the DMP-BD50 be replaced at Cedia? Cedia is still a couple of weeks away, but a few rumors are starting to trickle out about what will be announced at the show. According to Blu-ray.com (which is not the official Blu-ray site), both Yamaha and Panasonic will be announcing ...
iTech News Net (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
This is Yamaha’s BD2900 Blu-ray player, which has not been announced. The Yamaha BD2900 features 1080p/24fps-compatible HDMI, 12-bit Deep Colour, and BonusView. It supports 1080p upscaling for DVD. The player offers Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio (lossless); Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio audio output. It has a SD/SDHC card slot. The Yamaha BD2900 [...]
Gadgets Future (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Yamaha's upcoming Blu-ray player, the BD2900 has leaked out despite it being slated for a November release. Guess it gets harder and harder to keep a secret these days, eh? Features of the BD2900 include :- 1080p/24fps-compatible HDMI 12-bit Deep Color BONUSVIEW Would you fork out $1,199 for this? I think it would still be best to pick up a Sony PS3 as that is one Blu-ray player that gets the latest...
